Folding tail-gate for passenger-cars.



H. H. SCHROYER.

FOLDING TAlL GATE FOR PASSENGER CARS.

APPLICATION mu) FEB. 20. 1911.

1,256,06. Patented Feb. 12,1918.

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H. H. SCHROYER. FOLDING TAIL GATE FOR PASSENGER CARS. I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. 1911.

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HARRY H. SGHROYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DUNBAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY H. SoHRoYnR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Tail-Gates for Passenger-Cars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a. part of this specification.

This invention relates to a folding tail gate adapted to be mounted in position at the vestibule opening on the end of a passenger car, so that when desired the gate may be opened to extend across the vestibule opening as for instance, on the rear platform of the last car of a train.

It is an object therefore of this invention to construct a vestibule tail gate for passenger cars adapted to be folded up into a position out of use requiring only a small amount of space when so adjusted, and adapted to be extended across the central opening of the vestibule,as to form a guard "rail therefor, of rigid and substantial construction.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a foldingtail gate comprising side members and a top member with one of said side members, adapted tolbe closed within .the other and covered by the top member folded downwardly forthe purpose, and with a plurality of pivotally connected members interconnected between said respective side members adapted to be extended therebetween when the device is opened for use.

It is furthermore an important object of this invention to constructa vestibule tail gate comprisinga plurality ofpivota'lly connected members adapted to be moved into folded relation into a casing element which is pivotally mounted at one side of the vestibule opening together with a side and top member adapted to be moved into close association with said side member to form a compact unit occupying but small space when in folded position in the vestibule.

It is finally an object of this invention to construct .an improved type of vestibule tailgate adapted to be foldedinto a position out of use and requiring but smallspace when so adjusted, and adapted to be ex- Specifioation of Letters Patent. Application filed February 20,, 1917'. Serial N 0.

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tended across the opening of the vestibule on a car to afford a guard therefor utilizing the casing members of the structure as side and top members thereof to. increase the rigidity of the structure on the car.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary exterior elevation of the end of a passenger car showing a tail gate embodying the principles of my invention, connected across the vestibule opening thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the tail gate shown in extended position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary central vertical sectional view taken therethrough with parts broken away and parts omitted.

Fig. 4. is a detail sectional View taken at the pivot connection of the lazy tong bars of the tail gate. 7

Fig. 5 is an elevational detail of the upper end of one of the lazy tong bars.

Fig. 6 is an exterior view of the device in closed position out of use.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan view beneath the upper cross bar of the extended gate with parts shown in section.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail section taken on line 88 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail section taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail of the construction at the upper end on one side of the gate.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral 1, indicates as a whole the end of a car, having side uprights 2, on each side of the central vestibule opening thereof. Secured on one of the uprights 2, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, are a pair of upper and lower eye members 3, and a leg casing 41:, of U-section is provided with pivot pins 5, at the upper and lower ends thereof as shown in Fig. 6, which are engaged in said eye members. A pivot pin 6, extends transversely through the upper end of the U-shaped casing 4, and pivotally connected thereon is another U-shaped casing member 7, adapted to fit over said casing member 4, as shown in Fig. 6, said casing member 7, being provided with L-sl1aped slots 8 in the walls thereof, through which the ends of said pivot pin 6,

extend. Pivotally connected on another pivot pin also extending transversely through the upper end of the casing 4, on the interior thereof is a lazy tong channel bar 9, and pivotally connected in the lower end of said leg casing 4, is another similar lazy tong bar 10, the latter of which has sliding connection with said casing 4, by a pivot pin sliding in slots 11, provided for the'purpose in the walls of the casing.

Said respective lazy tong bars 9 and 10, are'pivotally connected at their middle portions and pivotally connected to the lower end of the lazy tong bar 9, is another lazy tong channel bar 13, parallel to said lazy tong bar 10, with the upper end of said lazy tong bar 13, pivotally connected in the upper end of a U-shaped leg casing 14, the upper end of which is slidably engaged in the horizontally directed top rail element 7 Pivotally connected to the upper end of the lazy tong bar 10, is a lazy tong channel bar 15, the'lower end of which has pivotal sliding connection in slots 16, provided in side walls of said U-shaped casing 14. Pivotally connected to the lazy tong bar 9, on each side of the middle thereof, are lazy tong channel bars 17 and 18, respectively, disposed parallel to the lazy tong bars 10, and 13, and a pair of lazy tong channel bars 19 and 20, disposed parallel to the bars 9, are connected to the extreme ends .of said lazy tong bar 18. Connected to the extreme ends of the lazy tong bars 17 and 20, are lazy tong channel bars 21 and 22, respectively, which are piv-- otally connected at their ends to one another and are slidable within the U-shaped casing 14. Wherever any of said lazy'tong bars cross one another, the same are pivot- ,ally connected, thus affording an expandable lattice-work construction adapted to be extended as clearly shown in Fig. 1, or contracted and disposed entirely within the casing 4, with the U-shaped leg casing 14, also disposed therewithin and inclosed by the top rail U-shaped casing member 7, swung downwardly about its pivot 6, for the purpose.

As clearly shown in Fig. 5, an eye member 23, is brazed into the of the respective channel lazy tong bars through which the pintles connecting the same together are mounted. Mounted on the upright 2, opposite to the U-shaped casing 4, is a yoke or U-shaped bracket 24, adapted to receive the lower end of the U-shaped leg casing 14, thrust into engagement therewith, thesame upright is an eye member 25, provided with a pin 26,'to engage the top rail U-member 7. a

The operation is as follows:

1V hen the device is in the foldedposition illustrated in Fig. 6,'it may be swung inwardly upon its pivots 5, and the vestibule curtain (not shown) provided at one side of and 16, respectively, of

extreme ends of each and also secured upon the vestibule opening, fastened thereover to conceal the device. J

When it is desired to extendthe'tail gate, the U-shaped rail member 7 is swungupwardlyfromthe position shown in Fig. 6, to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, pivoting on the pintler6, in the manner shown in Fig. 10, until said rail member 7, has reached a horizontal position after which it is shifted laterally so that the slot 8, moves to locate the pintle pin in shown in Fig. 2. The U-shaped leg-casing 14, is then drawn outwardly the upper end the end-thereof as of said casing 14, sliding in engagement with and beneath the rail member 7 and guided thereby. Said casing. 14, isinoved outwardly until the same engages in the bracket 24, provided on the opposite side of the opening in the vestibule. ment of the casing member 14, brings'the aperture in the upper endpiece thereof in register with the HPGI'tHI'B'PIOVIClGCl in the end of therail member i This move- 7 7, to receive the pin 26, inserted therethrough, thus locking sald pivoted at a fixed point in the respective side leg casings 4 and 14, and the lower ends of the respective tong bars 10 and 15, slidably and pivotally connected in the slots 11 said casing members connected one to another .witlrthe upper ends of the'bars 9 and 13,

expanding and contractf to move upwardly therein as the gate is extended for use. 7 V r I am aware that the various details of my invention maybe varied through'a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore. do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the priorart, I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described a channel member having a longitudinal slot 1n the walls thereof, a pin secured to the upper end of the channel member projecta channel rail having oppositely: disposed slots in its wallat one end to engage on said pin,

longitudinal slot in the walls thereof, lazy tong members plvoted together and pivoted to the upper ends of the channel members and pins secured tothe lower ends of part of said lazy tong members engaging in the longitudinal slots in the channel members.

ing outwardly therefrom on each side therof,

a channel member adapted to fold over the aforesaid channel member having 2. In a gate of theclass described,'op positely disposed slotted adapted one to fold withinitheother, lazy tong members pivoted together and pivoted channel members at the upper end of the channel members, pins engaged in the slots to which the lazy tong members are secured, and a channel top rail pivoted to one of the channel members adapted to fold thereover to close the channel member.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with channel shaped side members one adapted to be moved within the other, of extendible connected lazy tong bars having a pivotal connection with the upper ends of the channel side members and a pin and slot connectiOn with the lower ends of the channel members adapted to be extended as said channel members are moved away from one another, and a top rail member resting upon said channel member and over the ends of said lazy tongs when the device is in extended position, and adapted to swing downwardly to close over the outermost of said channel members when said lazy tong bars in the other of said channel members are folded therewithin.

4. A tail gate of the class described comprising side members, lazy tongs connected therebetween, a top rail member pivflopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the otally connected to one of said side memhers, a locking pin, said top rail member and one of the side members having apertures adapted to aline when extended to receive the locking pin to maintain the device in extended position with said lazy tongs disposed between said side members.

5. In a tail gate construction of the class described, telescoping side members, lazy tong bars pivotally connected therebetween, and a top rail member having a pin and slot connection with one of said members and forming a guide for said lazy tongs and the other of said side rail members when the device is extended and adapted to telescope over said telescoping side rail members to incase said lazy tongs and one of the said rail members within the other when the device is in folded position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY H. SCHROYER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. HILLS, J11, EARL M. HARDINE.

Commissioner of latenta,

Washington, D. C. 

